Meet the Press
Aug 18 - Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
TV Flash files “Aug 18 - Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer” as hour 484 of 584 in the TV Flash guide — Meet the Press (1947–present) on NBC, season 2024, episode 27, aired 2024-08-18, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S2024E27: listed hour 484 of 584 in the Meet the Press guide, hour 27 of 46 in season 2024. It aired 2024-08-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “July 14 - Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Lindsey Graham” (S2024E26). Next is “Aug 25 - Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. J.D. Vance” (S2024E28). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N. Y, and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Aug 18 - Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sit in the Meet the Press guide?
S2024E27 is listed hour 484 of 584 — hour 27 of 46 in season 2024, season 2024 episode 27.
When did Meet the Press S2024E27 air?
Aug 18 - Sen. Chuck Schumer, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aired 2024-08-18 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with 1950s panel combat — Spivak, Rountree's founding role in the lore, a public figure under questions. The Sunday ritual is visible immediately.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Meet the Press is the longest-running show in television history: Sunday panel combat as civic ritual, Martha Rountree's founding power too often soft-pedaled. Defined the public-affairs interview still central to U.S. politics. In 2026 you watch it as the original must-quote hour — politicians on a panel, not a podcast.
The silhouette is Sunday furniture: a panel, a public figure, the original must-quote hour. Meet the Press premiered on NBC television in 1947 after a radio start and is the longest-running show in U.S. television history — already an institution by the 1950s. Co-created by Martha Rountree and Lawrence E. Spivak; Ned Brooks among the moderators. Rountree's founding power is the credit history too often soft-pedals. Journalists question public figures in a panel format that became the template for Sunday morning…
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- Lawrence E. Spivak as Panelist / moderator
Lawrence E. Spivak sat Meet the Press as panelist and moderator — the longest-running show in television, Sunday panel combat as civic ritual, the public-affairs interview still central to U.S. politics. Must-quote hour. TV Flash files…
- Martha Rountree as Creator / moderator
Martha Rountree built the Sunday fight as creator and moderator of Meet the Press — the longest-running show in television history, panel combat as civic ritual, founding power too often soft-pedaled. Public-affairs interview still…
- Ned Brooks as Moderator
Ned Brooks moderated Meet the Press when Sunday panel combat was still inventing itself as civic ritual — 1950s longest-running show in television history, Martha Rountree’s founding power too often soft-pedaled, the public-affairs…
Also in season 2024
- S2024E01 Jan. 7 - Rep. Elise Stefanik, Isaac Herzog, Quentin Fulks
- S2024E02 Jan. 14 - Sen. Joni Ernst
- S2024E03 Jan. 21 - Gov. Chris Sununu, Sen. Maggie Hassan
- S2024E04 Jan. 28 - Nikki Haley, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- S2024E05 Feb. 4 - Jake Sullivan, Rep. Mike Johnson
- S2024E06 Feb. 11 - Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas, Mitch Landrieu, Chris Christie